Asante Samuel tells Eagles fans: You better cheer for me

Posted by Michael David Smith on October 26, 2012, 6:45 AM EDT

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After playing the last four seasons in Philadelphia with the Eagles, Asante Samuel will make his return to Philadelphia with the Falcons on Sunday. And he says he’ll be stunned if Philly fans don’t give him a warm welcome.

“They better cheer for me,” Samuel said. “They’re going to cheer for me or we’re going to have a problem right there in Lincoln Financial Stadium. All y’all fans, all I did for y’all, y’all better cheer for me.”

Samuel, who was traded to the Falcons prior to the season, acknowledged that getting traded makes him more motivated to face the Eagles.

“It’s not any game, I’m going back home,” Samuel said. “It’ll be exciting. They’ll be happy to see me. Everybody gonna cheer for me.”

Eagles fans aren’t exactly known for cheering everybody, so Samuel may be surprised by his reception on Sunday.

As a Giant fan I would like nothing more than…….for the Eagles to expose the Overrated Atlanta Falcons. Help us out Eagles cuz we’ll be definitely be helping U guys out by Demoralizing the Cowboys at home, and I do think U have them coming up on ur schedule, just like ATL is upcoming on ours. We’ll finish our business week 17.

There wont be anyone in Philadelphia happy to see you, except that we know you always get smoked with the double move. I expect to see Desean Jackson run right by you, like so many receivers did when you played for the Eagles.

He was barely liked as a player in Philadelphia. He is either hit or miss. Interception, or beaten bad. I would rather have a guy with 2 ints that will stick like glue and not let the QB throw to that receiver.

So while I thank you for the int’s you got while you were here, I dont miss you in the least Asante. Im glad youre gone, just so I dont see so many imbeciles calling you “Samuels” on our boards.

Asante is an idiot. Oh so you want your ex team, who didn’t even draft you, whom you didn’t even take to a super bowl, to cheer for you? Please try to be a little more narcissistic, you’re not quite a TO’s level.

First off, they boo Santa Claus and injured players in Philly. Secondly, you’re not Brian Dawkins, so… yes, they will probably boo you.

My favorite Philly fan story is when a fan proposed on the “Kiss Cam” at a game in Philly and the Philly fans started chanting “She’s Uuugly”. Why would you put your future fiance through that. What an idiot.

What you did for the Eagles? The worst seasons of the last 15 years were when you were with the team. Sorry to tell you but the Eagles were better without you. And not just all around either but at the cornerback position too. First it was Bobby Taylor and Troy Vincent then it was Lito Sheppard and Sheldon Brown. The Eagles got much better play out of the cornerback position with those players on the field then did during any season in which you were with the team.